july 1--descent

100.3 miles today, total 1432.
Left breckenridge at 6:45 and climbed 2000 ft over 11 mi--i realized again what I had learned in china: my lungs and body will not function at peak over 10500 ft altitude. I walked the bike the final 1.5 mi to the hoosier pass summit. I descended 6500 ft over 90 mi but there were a number of minor climbs on the way down and the updraft headwinds were ferocious. Over 100 mi the scenery changed from high alpine forests and meadows to semiarid high desert fed by the arkansas river.the temp increased throughout the day from 40 to 95 fahrenheit--had to beg water twice. I'm in canon city CO--had a great meal at an italian place. I plan to ride tomorrow a half day to pueblo where I will get bike maintenance done and mail home my cool weather clothes. Today was my first century on a fully loaded bicycle.